Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Ancillary Function Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Public exploits
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Metasploit 1 module
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MS11-080 AfdJoinLeaf Privilege Escalation
exploit/windows/local/ms11_080_afdjoinleaf
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Windows - 'AfdJoinLeaf' Local Privilege Escalation (MS11-080) (Metasploit) EDB-21844 · local · Oct 10, 2012 · verified
- Microsoft Windows XP/2003 - 'afd.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS11-080) EDB-18176 · local · Nov 30, 2011 · verified
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References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13114 vdb-entry signature
- MS11-080 vendor-advisory